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Can you name these characters associated with recipes? In which books do they appear? Who are the authors?

1 He had invented an anklet for his horse, to guard against shark bites. But his best invention was a new pudding. The recipe began "with blotting-paper, not very nice alone, but you've no idea what a difference it makes, mixing it with things such as gunpowder and sealing-wax".

2 In his Airstream trailer, this health fanatic with a mission to change the eating habits of America was sluicing barley and beans, picking out pebbles. The Bible was open at the Book of Ezekiel. "I'm experimenting with an amazing bread recipe," he told Little Alex.

3 Their recipe for a powerful potion included "leg of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog, adder's fork and blindworm's sting", boiled, then cooled in baboon's blood.